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Farmers made significant headway in planting progress last week. USDA shows nearly half of the country’s corn crop is planted and 35% of the soybean crop is now in the ground. There are several states setting records.

“Together with our GROW Solutions Center, our technical agronomy expertise and direct ship opportunities, Landus can serve farmers across the greater Midwest,” said Matt Carstens, president and CEO of Landus.

Growers and distributors will have Tiger Humi[K] 4% available this year.

Agronomists are reporting high numbers of black cutworm and true armyworm moths in pheromone traps. Their offspring, the larvae, can do serious harm to corn. So can the offspring of four other common moth species.

High winds and dust proved to be a deadly combination last week on I-55 in Illinois. Proponents of no-till and cover crops say this tragedy could have been averted. John Phipps provides his perspective.

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The Office of Investment Security proposed a rule on Friday that would require foreign entities to garner U.S. government approval before they are able to purchase land within 100 miles of eight military bases.

China seems to have made the strategic decision to buy ag products from just about every global supplier but the U.S., largely a result of the rising trade tensions between the two countries.

We are hearing that ag retailer inventories are generally full, that China has received very few new orders of glyphosate and wonder whether adverse weather in Argentina will hurt global input demand, near-term.

Lenders In the hearing seemed to agree on a boost to lending limits in USDA guaranteed loans as lawmakers ready for the next farm bill.